New York's oldest concrete structure is being preserved thanks to the gentrification of Whole Foods.

This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.

A working monastery hidden away in Brooklyn once abutted the location of a former inebriate's home.

A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.

Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

The most unloved grain elevator in Brooklyn was a “Magnificent Mistake.”

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

The most confusing clock in New York.

A massive forgotten storehouse from 1913 on the Brooklyn Waterfront has a spectacular view of Brooklyn.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”